Battle of Berlin (air campaign)

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World War II campaign military operation strategic bombing campaign

The Battle of Berlin (air campaign) was a major World War II strategic bombing offensive conducted by the British Royal Air Force against the German capital between late 1943 and early 1944 in an effort to break German resistance.

Aliases (4)

Battle of Berlin (RAF bombing campaign) ×1
Berlin daylight raids by RAF ×1
RAF Battle of Berlin ×1
RAF raid on Berlin 1943-11-22/23 ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → military operation → strategic bombing campaign →
aircraftUsed	Avro Lancaster → Handley Page Halifax → Short Stirling → de Havilland Mosquito →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Berlin → RAF Battle of Berlin →
belligerent	Nazi Germany → United Kingdom →
campaignTheatre	Western Front →
combatant	Luftwaffe → Royal Air Force Bomber Command →
commander	Arthur Harris → Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris →
conflict	World War II →
consequence	extensive destruction in Berlin → limited long-term impact on German war production → significant RAF bomber losses →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
countryTargeted	Germany →
describedIn	RAF Bomber Command operational histories →
distinguishedFrom	Battle of Berlin (1945 ground battle) →
endDate	1944-03-31 →
historicalPeriod	20th century →
location	Berlin → Germany →
namedAfter	Berlin →
notableRaid	RAF raid on Berlin 1943-11-22/23 → RAF raid on Berlin 1944-01-20/21 →
objective	to break German resistance → to force Germany to surrender through strategic bombing →
opponent	German flak defenses → German night fighter force →
partOf	Allied strategic bombing of Germany → RAF Bomber Command strategic bombing campaign →
primaryForceUsed	heavy bombers →
result	German defensive victory → RAF failed to break German morale → heavy losses for RAF Bomber Command →
startDate	1943-11-18 →
strategy	area bombing → night bombing →
target	Berlin → German industrial and administrative centers in Berlin →
theatre	European theatre of World War II →
timePeriod	early 1944 → late 1943 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Handley Page Halifax ("Battle of Berlin (RAF bombing campaign)") → de Havilland Mosquito ("Berlin daylight raids by RAF") →	notableOperation
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) ("RAF Battle of Berlin") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Berlin (air campaign) ("RAF raid on Berlin 1943-11-22/23") →	notableRaid
Royal Air Force Bomber Command →	operation